D&O News
D&O Coverage Challenges Are Increasing: A.M. Best
Directors and officers liability insurance has gotten trickier and will confront major new challenges over the next few years. Continued rate hikes and narrower coverage guidelines will be necessary ...
Risks Rise Significantly for Company Execs Seeking D&O Cover
The range of risks facing company executives, or directors and officers (D&Os), has increased significantly in recent years along with resulting insurance claims, according to a report published ...
Lloyd’s Lab Initiative Spurs New Praedicat Peril Casualty Insurance Product
Praedicat Inc., a Los Angeles-based liability risk analytics software company, said it is developing a new insurance product to help global industrial companies secure coverage for innovative and ...
U.S. D&O Premiums Inch Higher in 2018: A.M. Best
Directors & officers insurance written premiums rose slightly in 2018 after four previous years of stable numbers, A.M. Best said in a new market segment report. The line produced nearly $6.6 ...
Technology, New Risks Will Keep D&O Pricing Pressure On: A.M. Best
Directors and officers liability insurance will confront continued pricing pressure for the foreseeable future, hammered by everything from intense competition to a number of new risks, A.M. Best is ...
Indiana University Research Reveals Problems of Fewer Financial Reports
President Donald Trump on Friday indicated that he has asked the Securities and Exchange Commission to review changing its reporting requirements, away from quarterly reports to semi-annual reports. ...
Cybersecurity Ranks as Highest D&O Liability Worry: Willis Towers Watson
Cybersecurity is the top directors and officers (D&O) liability concern for organizations today, while claims brought by employees, including claims for harassment or discrimination, and ...
Insurers May Not Be Able to Avoid Blockchain, Virtual Currencies ‘Sweeping Through Industry’
Insurers need to be thinking about blockchain technology and virtual currencies like bitcoin and how to approach these areas of emerging risk as they become harder to ignore, according to panelists ...